Gopinath Kaviraj
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Gopinath Kaviraj (7 September 1887 – 12 June 1976) was an Indian
In 1964 he received the
Early life and education
Kaviraj was the posthumous son of Vaikunthanath, a
In 1906 he moved to Jaipur, where after four years he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Maharaja College, Jaipur.[1] He obtained his master's degree from the University of Allahabad.[2] Here he studied with scholars Madhusudan Ojha, Shasdhar Tarkchudamani and others.[citation needed] In 1910 he moved to Devnathpura, Varanasi, and started his postgraduate studies, passing the M.A. from the University of Allahabad in 1914, with first merit position in the first class.[1]
Career
The final phase of his education started at Varanasi under the guidance of Arthur Venis, who appointed him as a librarian of the Sarasvati Bhavan Library of the Government Sanskrit College, Varanasi, where he worked from 1914 to 1920.[1] This period allowed him to pursue research in Tantra. It was at Varanasi that Kaviraj was exposed to various facets of ancient Tantric philosophy. In 1918, he met Vishuddhananda Paramahamsa, a Vedic & Tantrik Sadhu in Kashi who guided him in ancient wisdom of Tantra,Yog, Vigyan. Vishuddhanand Paramhamsa was basically from Bengal, stayed in Varanasi for a long time & belonged to the lineage of Gyanganj which is also called Siddhashram since old times and Shambhala in recent times which is near Tibet. (Reference text : Yogiraj Shri Shri Vishuddhanand Paramhamsa)
In 1924 he became principal of the Government Sanskrit College, later
In 1934 he was awarded the title of Mahamahopadhyaya in recognition of his service Sanskrit scholarship.[1]
Later in life, he remained Head of newly established Yoga-Tantra Department at the Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya in Varanasi from 1964 to 1969. However, because of failing health, he left it and shifted to Ma Anandamayi Ashram, Bhadaini locality.[3]
Personal life
He was married in 1900 to Kusum Kumari, belonging to a family of Sanskrit scholars of East Bengal. The couple had two children, a son named Jitendranath and a daughter named Sudha. He died on 12 June 1976 at his home in
Books authored
- Bhartiya Samskriti Aur Sadhana
- Tantric Vangmaya mein Saktadrsti
- Tantric Sadhana Aur Siddhant
- Sri Krisna Prasanga
- Kashi Ki Saraswat Sadhana
- Patravali
- Sva Samvedan
- Akhanda Mahayoger Pathe
- Visuddhananda Prasanga
- Tantrik Sahitya
- Sadhu Darshan Evam Sat Prasanga
- Gopinath Kaviraj, ed. (1934). The Nrisimha Prasada: Sraddha Sara of Sri Dalapatriraja (in Sanskrit). Vidya Vilas Press, Benaras.
- Gopinath Kaviraj (2006). Yogiraj Vishuddhanand Prasang Tatha Tatva Katha (in Hindi) (2nd ed.).
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ignored (help) - Gopinath Kaviraj (1966). Aspects of Indian Thought. University of Burdwan.
Bibliography
- Sri Sri Vishuddhanand Prasanga – An account of the life and mysterious activities of his Spiritual Guru Vishuddhananda Paramhamsa. It also reveals many Secrets of Tantra and Yoga, and refers to Gyanganj
- Yogiraj Shri Shri Vishuddhanand Paramhamsa
- Tantric Sadhana
- Bharatiya Sadhanar Dhara
- Sri Krishna Prasanga
- Mrityubijnan O Karmorahasya
- Tripurarahasyam
- Goraksasiddhantasamgrahah
- Sahityachinta
- Siddhabhoomi Gyanganj – in Bengali. A translated Version in Hindi was published in India by Bharatiya Vidya Prakashan
- Kaviraj, Gopi Nath; Calcutta, University of (1981). Life & philosophy of Mahamahopadhyaya Gopinath Kaviraj: papers presented at the seminar. University of Calcutta.
- Manishi ki Lokyatra(in Hindi)- Bhagavati Prasad Singh. 3rd ed.1987, published from Vishvavidyalaya Prakashan Varanasi (ISBN 9788171245543).
Awards
- Mahamahopadhyaya (1934)
- Padma Vibhushan (1964) [4]
- D.Litt. (1947), by Allahabad University
- Sahitya Vachaspati (1965), by the Uttar Pradesh Government
- Deshikottam (1976), by Visva-Bharati
- D.Litt. (21 December 1956) Banaras Hindu University
- D.Litt. (19 January 1965) Calcutta University, Calcutta
- Sahitya Akademi Award (on Tantrik vangmay mein shakt drishti), 1965
- Sahitya Akademi Fellowship (1971)[5]
- Govt. of India issued a commemorative stamp in honour of Pandit Gopinath Kaviraj.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Sri Sri Anandamayi Ma's Devotees". Anandamayi Ma. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ISBN 9788189975548. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ Acharya Baldev Upadhyaya, Kashi ki Panditya Parampara, Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan, Varanasi, 1983.
- ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Fellowship". Official listings, Sahitya Akademi website. p. 2. Retrieved 26 September 2014.